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URS Scott Wilson is developing solutions for our clients that will

help them achieve resilience in the face of a rapidly changing

environment.

Challenges are coming from all quarters – adapting to climate

change, switching to low carbon systems, de-risking energy,

water and critical resources supply, and responsibly sourcing

materials and components while reducing costs and contributing

to community life.

These combined pressures are creating unique opportunities

for innovation throughout the lifecycle of our infrastructure and

everyday products.

While URS Scott Wilson has been offering bespoke

sustainability development services to our clients for more

than 20 years, we have recently embarked on a global effort to

mainstream and embed sustainability thinking and approaches

throughout our services.

As part of this Sustainability Challenge we have developed

new applications that directly address climate change and

sustainability and the first five of these Apps are presented here.

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Adapting to Climate Change Application (ACCA)

ACCA allows users to identify the potential impacts of climate change on their projects and how resilience to these impacts can be increased.

Climate change is expected to have significant implications for the design, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure. ACCA can help infrastructure owners and managers understand the climate change risks and opportunities related to their projects, and develop prioritised adaptation responses.

ACCA is applicable to design, construction and maintenance projects across the buildings, transportation, water, energy and waste sectors in all regions of the world.

ACCA is designed to:Provide a summary of the main likely • climate change impactsEstimate the likelihood and magnitude • of these impacts through a simple risk and probability assessmentFacilitate the selection of the most • effective and realistic adaptation responses

Sustainability Performance Review (SPR)

SPR is a sustainability “health check” for corporations, allowing them to benchmark their performance against a wide range of categories and identify areas for improvement.

Owing to increasing global public awareness, connectivity and stakeholder demands, there is rising demand for corporations to present their environmental, social and governance activities. These are measured by market intelligence reports, sustainable stock listings and corporate rankings.

The wide-ranging nature of the sustainability agenda can make it difficult for a corporation to assess its overall performance and identify where efforts to improve should best be focussed. SPR

is a checklist system and asks a series of questions around the themes of:

Energy efficiency• Green buildings• Supply chain management• Carbon footprinting• Management and reporting•

SPRs diagnostic approach provides a strategic overview that can be followed up with more detailed appraisal and recommendations on specific areas of concern.

Rapid Energy Modelling (REM)

REM is an innovative technique that uses 3D building assessment to create powerful, accurate energy models for simulating design changes or building improvements.

REM enables the rapid evaluation of capex scenarios, allowing for the development of optimal solutions to:

Generate costs savings on energy consumption• Reduce CO• 2 emissionsEnhance the quality of a buildings environment•

REM provides unprecedented insight into the energy performance of buildings based on their specific design and usage including:

Accurate energy and carbon footprint based on 3D building performance model – no • need for drawings or legacy dataIdentification of largest energy uses within the building and anomalies like poorly • controlled plantRapid simulation of improvement scenarios including building fabric and glazing, • lighting design, HVAC and renewable technologiesModelling of the building environment including day lighting levels and thermal • comfort

Sustainability Strategy Analysis Tool (SSAT)

SSAT is a decision support app for infrastructure project teams to make informed choices about sustainability initiatives based on cost, rate of return and programme.

Identifying the cost saving and performance benefits of integrating sustainability at each phase of a major infrastructure project can be a real challenge.

SSAT addresses and scores 13 sustainability themes, providing concise tabular reporting and scenario evaluation at regular intervals during the project cycle. It is designed to:

Be applicable to any development / infrastructure project• Facilitate forward planning at the beginning of each project phase• Provide programme-specific information for sustainability opportunities• Provide cost and rate of return information for sustainability opportunities• Account for corporate reporting and draws on a database of case studies•

Five New Applications from URS Scott Wilson

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Scott Wilson is now part of URS Corporation.URS Scott Wilson offers an expanded portfolio of professional services, access to increased professional and technical resources and a broader

network of offices throughout the world.

Whole Life Cost/Carbon Tool (WLCC)

The WLCC app allows highway managers to evaluate whole life financial costs and carbon emissions for different road maintenance options.

WLCC enables users to calculate both whole life cost and carbon footprint for a range of different pavement maintenance options providing integrated decision-making capability without the need for multiple tools.

The WLCC app:Incorporates a generic cost/carbon • database derived from peer-reviewed data available in the public domainAllows highways managers to • understand the cost/carbon proportionality associated with alternative treatment options and helps with selection of preferred options

The WLCC app can be used by:URS Scott Wilson design teams, • adding value to preliminary designsHighway PFI consortia to optimise • design sustainabilityLocal authorities to optimise their short • / medium-term maintenance budget

WLCC has initially been applied to road maintenance activities – future scope will be extended to other major linear infrastructure.

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Local health servicesRainwater

catchment &storage

Education provision

Safer communities

Solar panels

Food production

Fuel-cell buses

SUDSSUDS

Green roofs & green wallsGreen roofs & green walls

Sustainable logisticsSustainable logisticsBrownfield developmentsBrownfield developments

District heating networksDistrict heating networks

Digital communications & ITDigital communications & IT

Ground source heatingGround source heating

Integrated Smart GridsIntegrated

Smart Grids

PortsPorts

Local health servicesLocal health services

Electric carsElectric cars

Transport hubs - Transport hubs -

Rainwatercatchment &

storage

Rainwatercatchment &

storage

Wind turbinesWind turbines

BiomassBiomass

Marine current turbinesMarine current turbines

Education provisionEducation provision

Play areas & open space

Play areas & open space

Local amenitiesLocal amenities

Safer communitiesSafer communities

Solar panelsSolar panels

Flood defenceFlood defence

Sustainable air transportSustainable air transport

Forests&

water management

Forests&

water management

Food productionFood production

Waste recyclingWaste recycling

Retrofitting buildings

Retrofitting buildings

High speed rail - High speed rail -

Public transport - Public transport -

Functional Functional

Combined heat &

power plants

Combined heat &

power plants

Energymix

Energymix

Anaerobic digestionAnaerobic digestion

agricultureagriculture

Sustainable food&&

floodplain

Local produce Local produce

Farmer’s market Farmer’s market

Fuel-cell busesFuel-cell buses

Zero carbon homesZero carbon homes

Renewable & Low Carbon Energy

Renewable & Low Carbon Energy

SocialInfrastructure

SocialInfrastructure

Transport &Logistics

Transport &Logistics

Green Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure

Creating energy from natural and local sources, such as energy from waste, district heating, combined heat and power, offshore

wind and biomass

Creating energy from natural and local sources, such as energy from waste, district heating, combined heat and power, offshore

wind and biomass

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Ensuring that regeneration includes schools, health and recreation facilities to create

sustainable communities

Ensuring that regeneration includes schools, health and recreation facilities to create

sustainable communities

Moving people and goods the most energy efficient way whilst supporting the regeneration

of high streets and town centres

Moving people and goods the most energy efficient way whilst supporting the regeneration

of high streets and town centres

Using the natural environment to absorb surface water, provide alternative transport, produce food and energy and cool our cities

Using the natural environment to absorb surface water, provide alternative transport, produce food and energy and cool our cities

WasteWasteReducing waste, using waste as a resource for

recycling and energy, and transporting it effectively

Reducing waste, using waste as a resource for recycling and energy, and transporting it

effectively

Utilising best practice solutions to deliver a high quality sustainable future at local and

regional level

Utilising best practice solutions to deliver a high quality sustainable future at local and

regional level

WaterWater Design & PlanningDesign & PlanningConserving our water resources, while

maximising their use for transport and energy generation

Conserving our water resources, while maximising their use for transport and energy

generation

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Behavioural ChangeBehavioural Change

Low Carbon FutureLow Carbon Future

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